Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers changed rock and roll forever when they dropped their self-titled debut album on November 9, 1976.

In this episode of “Hangin’ Out with Bob,” podcast host Bob Edholm and his friend Brad Johs take a “deep dive” into the record that started it all—the first of the Heartbreakers’ 13 studio albums that would define a legendary 40-year career.

Brad previously joined Bob on the August 4, 2026 episode to share his wealth of knowledge about the music of Tom Petty. While Petty is best known for his 13 studio albums with the Heartbreakers, his massive catalog also includes three solo albums, two studio albums with the Traveling Wilburys, and two with his original group, Mudcrutch.

But with such a large catalog of work, Bob and Brad only scratched the surface of Tom Petty's timeless music in their first podc ...